..A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. In Latin America, wild 'black panthers' may be black jaguars. In Asia and Africa, black leopards, in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars. Captive black panthers may be black jaguars, or more commonly black leopards..

Black Panther on the hunt

Panther. My favorite wild cat

One of God's Amazing beautiful Big Cats! "A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. In Latin America, wild 'black panthers' may be black jaguars. In Asia and Africa, black leopards, in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars. Captive black panthers may be black jaguars, or more commonly black leopards."

The Spanish dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus - meaning "blood-colored six-gills") is a dorid nudibranch. An image of a sea creature enhanced by running it's image through a Fractal reader to create an image that looks like an live finely beaded Victorian handbag

Fractal art based on a spanish dancer nudibranch.

Spanish Dancer. Sea Slug: There are many different kinds of sea slugs, all with different bright colors and patterns. Though they are in the same family as snails, they have little or no shell. They are poisonous and very few animals will eat them. The Spanish Dancer is one of the largest sea slugs reaching 15 inches long (40 cm). They are bight red and their swimming motion looks like the waving skirts of a Spanish Dancer. When threatened by predators, they shoot out an inky, acid spray .

I love flamingos, to me they are the most beautiful bird in the world.

Oh so pretty in pink! Flamingo!

Pretty, pink, flamingo

The Eurasian Pygmy Owl is the absolute smallest living owl species in Europe! Its coloring is fairly typical for a temperate zone owl, a brown or sometimes ruddy greyish plumage with white speckles and white/brown breast feathers. These little owls prefer slightly colder climate like the Taiga of Europe and Asia.

I want!! The Eurasian Pygmy Owl is the absolute smallest living owl species in Europe! Its coloring is fairly typical for a temperate zone owl, a brown or sometimes ruddy greyish plumage with white speckles and white/brown breast feathers. These little owls prefer slightly colder climate like the Taiga of Europe and Asia.

Baby moose! Still one of my favourite critters.

Dear Sseko Santa, Having 12 reindeers yourself, I'm sure you understand the desire to have such cute baby animals like these. Just imagine how adorable baby Mooses would be in the back of your sled! They'll make your trip from Uganda to the States a blast!

*Beautiful Insects* This amazingly fierce-looking caterpillar is the larva of the Wattle Cup Moth (Calcarifera ordinata) which is widespread in northern Australia. It undergoes a remarkable transformation from being a brightly colored caterpillar to a dull cream colored moth.

Wattle Cup Caterpillar This will one day be a butterfly. The colors will not be the same. It is still beautiful. It will turn into a moth. Thewitchescircle

Owyhee River, Owyhee River Wilderness, Idaho 120 miles protected in Oregon since 1984 and 67.2 more since 1988; 171.1 miles protected in Idaho since 2009. Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic, aerial support from Lighthawk

Owyhee River Wilderness, Idaho One of my favorite places. Unbelievably beautiful in the spring.

Lake Titicaca, Peru Into the door...

The second is in Lake Titicaca in South America: Inca Ruins, Lake Titicaca, Peru

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